Benjamin McCray
and Mahala Waters
Benjamin McCray b Jan 1841 s/o James McCray and Levisa Unknown.
Benjamin McCray m. 15 Jun 1856 Letcher Co KY to Mahala Waters b Nov 1840 buried
Henry Meade Cemetery, Deane, Letcher Co KY. Children of Benjamin McCray and
Mahala Waters;
1. Susan
McCray b Feb 1860 buried Henry Meade Cemetery, Deane, Letcher Co KY m. 16
Nov 1876 Letcher Co KY to
Thomas Meade b Mar 1858 KY d about 1919 buried Deane, Letcher Co KY s/o
Reuben Meade and
Virline Malinda Thornsberry.
2. John McCray b 15 Mar 1862 KY d 26 Jul 1944 Berea, Madison Co
KY buried Henry Meade Cemetery, Deane, Letcher Co KY; occupation; Baptist
preacher, m. 5 Mar 1891 Letcher Co KY to
Cordelia Bentley b 4 Aug 1874 KY d 11
Sept 1935 buried Henry Meade Cemetery, Deane, Letcher Co KY d/o
William "Finley" Bentley
and Edia "Edy" Fleming.
3. Charles McCray b 7 Jun 1865 d 20 Mar 1936 m. Jane Hall b 1 May
187? d 28 Mar 1950 d/o William Hall and Anna Unknown. Children of Charles McCray
and Jane Hall;
i. Anna McCray b Aug 1900 Letcher Co KY m. 20 Dec 1915 Letcher Co
KY to William Hall b 25 Dec 1896 d when riding horseback after being struck by
an auto Mingo Co WV, s/o John Paul Meade and Mary Hall. Children of Anna McCRay
and William Hall;
I. Arlie Hall b 5 Jun 1918 Letcher Co KY d 2 May 1981 Frankfort,
Franklin Co KY.
II. Female Hall m. William Russell Lowe b 27 Jul 1917 Mingo Co WV
d 11 Jan 1988 Pike Co KY. Female Hall m. Male Estepp.
III. Male Hall
IV. Female Hall
V. Female Hall
4. Andrew McCray b Apr 1868 m. 2 May 1889 Letcher Co KY to
Rebecca Meade b 1870 Millstone d/o Robert Meade and Sarah "Sally" Collier.
Andrew McCray m. Tilithea Unknown.
5. Nancy P McCray b Nov 1873 m. 9 Jun 1892 Letcher Co KY to
Samuel Meade b May 1875 Millstone, Letcher Co KY s/o Robert Meade and Sarah
"Sally" Collier.
6. Soloman "Sol" McCray b 10 Oct 1878 Letcher Co KY d 1937 buried
Sandlick Cemetery, Letcher Co KY m. Mary Sexton b Feb 1882 d 1948, buried
Sandlick Cemetery, Letcher Co KY d/o William Murton Sexton and Verlina Sexton.
Child of Solomon "Sol" McCray and Mary Sexton;
i. Fred McCray b 8 Feb 1902 d 11 May 1971 buried Sandlick
Cemetery, Letcher Co KY m. Edith Centers b 8 Aug 1904 d 23 Nov 1973 buried
Sandlick Cemetery, Letcher Co KY. Children of Fred McCray and Edith Centers;
I. Alma Rose McCray b 29 Apr 1925 d 6 Dec 1989 m. Lewis Cook b 29
Nov 1900 d 14 Oct 1994 s/o Jacob Cook and Mary Malinda Profitt. Lewis Cook m.
Susan Adams d/o Fance Adams and Celia Stallard.
II. Fred McCray b 14 Dec 1926 d 23 Sept 1989 buried Sandlick
Cemetery, Letcher Co KY.
7. Enoch McCray b Sept 1882 m. Sarah Unknown. Children of Enoch
McCray and Sarah Unknown;
i. Dorothy McCray m. Male Hall s/o Joseph Leonard Hall and
Diannah C Webb.
ii. Eveline McCray b 1 Oct 1902 (birth year listed as 1912 census
of students at Rockhouse School).
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